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2021-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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EDU 2312 - Comparative and International Education Credits: 3 credit hours
This course explores the basic principles and concepts in comparative and international education and seeks to acquaint students with knowledge of the field of comparative and international education. These will include some theories guiding comparative study and major educational issues impacting teaching and learning worldwide. Participants in the course will analyze some educational systems in terms of philosophy, policies, control, etc. At the elementary and secondary levels, students will analyze gender differences and related issues in educational settings in terms of access, achievement, teacher attitudes, etc. in schools across the world. They will review data on the achievement of American students and compare them to students in other countries, based on the PISA exam for 15 year olds. Students will also review the preparation and status of teachers in the general society; they will compare and contrast the attitude of the society in various countries towards teachers and teaching, and how it impacts teacher performance.
Pre-requisite(s): Any level one Critical Reading or Written Communication general education course
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EDU 2320 - Infant Care Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to enable the student to master those skills needed by persons who provide care for children ages birth to 18 months. Learning activities and motivational techniques that promote the development of each child are emphasized. Techniques: reading, lecture, audio-visual presentation, discussion, observation.
Pre-requisite(s): Approval of department chair.
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EDU 2334 - Education, Culture, and Society Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to allow education and non-education majors to acquire a basic understanding of the history, purposes, organization, and administration of schools, to examine various influences of society on schools and vice versa, and to explore and evaluate information to increase their understanding of significant issues and controversies in American education. The course available to all majors. It gives students early exposure to schooling society and addresses contemporary issues that will help students understand their own eductaional experiences. This coursse is designed for students at the sophomore level. It provides an interdisciplinary perspective that focuses on the following issues: the purpose of education, who benefits from education, societal conditions that impact student learning, the organization of schooling, the purposes of assessment, and contemporary issues in education. The course is designed to provide students with a clear understanding of the issues and controversies confronting American education today. The course will examine such questions as the following: (a) What is the role of schools relative to social justice and equity, (b) How do facotrs of race, class, gender, abilities, etc., affect the educational experiences of students both within and across schools? (c) What is the ultimate purpose of education, and how can society best achieve this purpose?
The course will introduce education as influenced by multiple facotrs, including self, child, family, community and society. Students will expand their view of society and the civic role they can play as citizens. This course will assist students in reflecting on how they themselves learn and help bring personal coherence to their understanding of educational theories and practices. As students are engaged in the community outside the university, they will develop a broader picture of where schools fit into the complex social and political system.
Pre-requisite(s): Sophomore status.
Student Learning Outcome: Information Literacy
Area of Knowledge: Social and Behavioral Science
Curricular Theme: Diversity
Banner Schedule: Fall
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EDU 3311 - Child and Adolescent Development Credits: 3 hrs
The course will examine the growth and development of the child from birth to twelve years. Emphasis will be placed on the whole child and all aspects of development: physical, mental, language, emotional, psychomotor, and social will be considered. Students will be introduced to various theories of the developmental process and will explore their implications for the classroom.
Pre-requisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education Program.
Banner Schedule: Fall
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EDU 3315 - Curriculum, Instructional Planning, Assessment Credits: 3 hrs
EDU 3315 is designed to provide conceptual tools and analytic skills essential to planning, implementing, and evaluating instruction. The design of instruction that incorporates behavioral, cognitive and constructivist theories of learning and views of curriculum will be considered. Topics that will be discussed are: types of learning; conditions of learning; performance objectives; purposes, forms, and procedures for educational assessment; task analysis, and lesson design.
Banner Schedule: Fall
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EDU 3330 - Educators as Researchers Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to give Education majors the opportunities to deepen their knowledge and understanding of the education field. Students work independently under the guidance of a departmental faculty member. Students choose a research topic and carry out research in the field of education. Students will be expected to produce a written paper and make an oral presentation on their research project.
Pre-requisite(s): junior standing and department approval
Student Learning Outcome: Critical Thinking, Critical Reading and Information Literacy
Latest Update(s) Approved by Academic Standards and Curriculum: September 19, 2017
Banner Schedule: Fall
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EDU 3336 - Educational Media/Computers in Education Credits: 3 hrs
This course focuses on the role of the microcomputer in education. Topics covered include instructional hardware and software, determination of classroom needs, evaluation of instructional materials, sources of assistance to educators on the use of computers, and techniques of applying computerized instruction in the classroom. The course also provides the opportunity for students to learn how to operate educational equipment, e.g., laminating machines, overhead projectors, opaque projectors, cassette recorders, and others.
Pre-requisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education Program.
Grade: C or better.
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EDU 3343 - Cultural Diversity Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to help students develop an understanding of the various intra-national cultural groups in our communities (e.g., Hispanics, Native Americans, Asian Americans, etc.). Such an understanding is critical to the development of knowledge, skills and attitudes essential for functioning successfully as leaders and advocates for children in public schools. Topics to be covered in this course include: (1) values and beliefs, (2) family structures and styles, (3) child rearing practices and expectations, (4) learning styles, (5) interpersonal strategies for participating in cross-racial/cultural interactions, and (6) anti-bias techniques for classroom curriculum and teaching. Special attention will be given to developing competencies needed to work effectively with parents and their children to maximize school success.
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EDU 4030 - Independent Study Credits: 1-3 hrs
This course provides an opportunity for a student to design and pursue a project that will further his/her understanding of an aspect of the educational enterprise and/or develop and refine skills useful in the pursuit of a career in education.
Pre-requisite(s): Approval of the department chair and a faculty sponsor.
Grade: Pass/Fail.
Banner Schedule: Fall
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EDU 4326 - Adult Education Credits: 3 hrs
Part one of this course deals with the general history, philosophy, organization and administration of adult education. Part two deals with methods of informal instruction, group leadership, conference planning, and techniques in handling various issues of education programs as well as for those preparing to serve as teachers and/or as leaders for various agencies serving adults.
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EDU 4333 - Student Teaching Seminar Credits: 3 hrs
This capstone course focuses on culturally responsive pedagogy, professional knowledge, development of reflective practices and positive dispositions. Explicit strategies to assist students in navigating the cultural context of schooling are employed. This course also illuminates best practices, research in teaching and learning, and the application of theory. This course provides a forum for teacher candidates to share, support, and reflect on their developing teacher competence.
Pre-requisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education Program, at least one semester prior to enrollment in the course co-requisite: Enrollment in EDU 4981 - Observation, Student Teaching, and Practicum or EDU 4991 - Cooperative Education Field Experience: Alternating Plan
Banner Schedule: Fall
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EDU 4352 - Principles of Teaching Mathematics Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed for students preparing to teach secondary school mathematics. Innovative techniques used in the teaching of mathematics will be discussed and developed.
Pre-requisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education Program.
Grade: C or better.
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EDU 4353 - Principles and Methods of Teaching English I Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to provide the prospective teacher of English in the senior high and middle school with the needed competencies to select, organize, and effectively use materials for strengthening the communication skills of students. Special attention will be given to the examination of textbooks and to the evaluation of instruction within the area. Credit will not be allowed for work of less than C quality.
Pre-requisite(s): An average of C or better in English courses and admission to the Teacher Education Program.
Banner Schedule: Fall
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EDU 4354 - Principles and Methods of Teaching Social Studies Credits: 3 hrs
This course involves the prospective secondary and middle grades social studies teacher in classroom and field work designed to produce competent teachers who can select worthwhile materials from various sources and organize individualized, small-group and large-group lesson plans and teaching units so secondary pupils may acquire the social concepts, skills, and values necessary for adult life.
Pre-requisite(s): Admission to the Teacher Education Program, completion of application for student teaching and completion of RED 4364 and PSY 3336.
Grade: C or better.
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EDU 4355 - Principles and Methods of Teaching Science Credits: 3 hrs
This course combines methods of teaching with a survey of subject matter in the areas of science. Emphasis will be placed upon principles, techniques, and procedures that will form an articulate bridge between the learner and the competencies to be developed and the attitudes and appreciations to be gained. The problems and challenges in methodology will be treated objectively. Methods and their adaptations to scientific situations will be presented, discussed, and demonstrated. Effective methods that have been handed down through the ages, as well as current practices, will be noted.
Pre-requisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education Program.
Grade: C or better.
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EDU 4356 - Principles and Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages in the Secondary School Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to examine the principles of teaching modern foreign languages. All current methodological and pedagogical theories and applications will be examined. Emphasis will be placed on innovative techniques used in the teaching of Spanish at the junior and senior high levels. Special attention will be given to the development of competencies needed to select, organize, and effectively use materials for enhancing the fundamental language skills of students. Lesson planning, micro-teaching, the examination of textbooks, professional organizations and the evaluation of instruction within the discipline will be introduced. Attention will also be paid to the role of proficiency testing.
Pre-requisite(s): An average of 25 or better in foreign language courses and admission to the Teacher Education Program.
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EDU 4357 - Principles and Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages in the Elementary Schools Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to examine the principles of teaching modern foreign languages. All current methodological and pedagogical theories and applications will be examined. Emphasis will be placed on innovative techniques used in the teaching of Spanish at the elementary school level. Special attention will be given to the development of competencies needed to select, organize, and effectively use materials for enhancing the fundamental language skills of students. Lesson planning, micro-teaching, the examination of textbooks, professional organizations, and the evaluation of instruction within the discipline will be introduced. Attention will also be paid to the role of proficiency testing.
Pre-requisite(s): An average of 25 or better in foreign language courses and admission to the Teacher Education Program.
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EDU 4360 - Seminar in Educational Services Credits: 3 hrs
In conjunction with Internship in Educational Service, this course is the capstone experience were students will demonstrate their proficiency between the theory and the practical application of their area of study in a professional work environment. Students will develop and submit a portfolio that reflects their professional activities and growth throughout their internship experience.
Corequisite(s): Enrollment in EDU 4600 Internship in Educational Services
Student Learning Outcome: Written Communication
Latest Update(s) Approved by Academic Standards and Curriculum: November 20, 2018
Effective Date: January 2019
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EDU 4600 - Internship in Educational Services Credits: 6 hrs
Internships are off-campus experiential learning activities designed to provide students with opportunities to make connections between the theory and practice of their academic study and the practical application of the study in a professional work environment. The internship experience provides the student with authentic work experience, allowing them to apply the knowledge and skills learned in the classroom in a supportive, supervised setting. Additionally, this experience will help students gain a clearer sense of what skills they may still need to develop and provides them with an opportunity to build professional networks. Internships are completed under the guidance of a university supervisor. In conjunction with the university supervisor, the student will create educational based activities for adult services which will create the students’ framework for learning and reflection. Interns will complete a minimum of 200 hours of service.
Pre-requisite(s): with permission of instructor
Student Learning Outcome: Oral Communication
Latest Update(s) Approved by Academic Standards and Curriculum: November 20, 2018
Effective Date: January 2019
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EDU 4981 - Observation, Student Teaching, and Practicum Credits: 9 hrs
This course deals with the application of theory to teaching situations in the school. Proficiency in handling typical classroom situations is developed. This course is required for all teacher education majors.
Pre-requisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education Program Approval by the Teacher Education Committee and the major department.
Banner Schedule: Fall
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EDU 4991 - Cooperative Education Field Experience: Alternating Plan Credits: 9 hrs
This course offers students an opportunity to prepare for their chosen careers by combining academic theory and actual work experience. The work experience is to be full-time paid work for approximately 15 weeks. The Cooperative Education staff, the employer, the student, and the student’s major department must agree on the employment terms and the learning experience to be gained. The academic grade (either Pass-Fail, or A, B, C, D, F) is the responsibility of the student’s major department, with due consideration given to the employer’s evaluation of the student. The student may enroll in this course in two non-consecutive semesters for a total of 12 credit hours. These hours or any part thereof can count toward the student’s degree, or may be additive, at the discretion of the student’s major department.
Pre-requisite(s): Approval of the student’s major department and the staff of Cooperative Education.
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EFL 1103 - Freshman Seminar for English & Foreign Languages Credits: 1 hr.
This course is designed to acquaint students with Winston-Salem State University and the disciplines within the Department of English and Foreign Languages. The focus will be on helping new students enhance interpersonal relationships, develop a personal identity, explore possible careers, and begin the process of developing academic and intellectual competence.
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ESL 2301 - Introduction to Second Language Acquisition Credits: 3 hrs
In this course, candidates will study the basic features of language learning, fundamental language acquisition theories, the stages of second language development, and the individual student needs and characteristics that will contribute to student performance. Candidates will draw conclusions about various language learning theories and how those theories can be applied to the school community.
Pre-requisite(s): ENG 1301 and ENG 1302
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ESL 2305 - Language, Culture, and Cross- cultural Interaction Credits: 3
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ESL 2310 - Englishes of the World Credits: 3
The course will familiarize the students with the global spread of English and its linguistic, social, and cultural implications for the world’s nations as well as for international communication. The course aims at examining and re-evaluating concepts such as native speaker, non-native speaker, linguistic ownership, and language variety as well as the new meaning attached to them in the globalized era. The course will serve as a course that satisfies some of the WSSU’s general education requirements as well as an elective course for students majoring in elementary education with an academic concentration in TESL.
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ESL 2315 - Gender Differences in Language Use Credits: 3 hrs
The course will introduce students to the study of the relationship between language as used by women and language as used by men as well as the culural/social expectations of such use. Students will be introduced to investigative tools they need in order to be able to conduct their independent exploration of problematic areas, such as, language power and women’s status, female vs. male style in communication and interaction, language and gender stereotypes, miscommunication across genders, promotion of gender equality in language use, and ungenderized language.
Note(s): SLO: Information Literacy: AK: Foreign Language and Culture; CuT: Diversity
Pre-requisite(s): One level two writing course; one critical thinking course
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ESL 2320 - Language and Society Credits: 3 hrs
The course will develope/increase students’ ability to identify, location, evaluate, and use information effectvely and responsibly to increase understanding of the ways language works in society. Students will be introduced to investigative tools they need in order to be able to conduct their independent exploration of problematic ares, such as the relationship between linguistic varation and socialcategories like socioeconomic class, ethinicity, geographical location, age, the ways language creates indentifies, and the ways in which it constructs, mirros and disputes social justice and power in society.
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ESL 4301 - Effective Teaching Methods in ESL Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to examine the major trends, methods, principles and strategies of teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL). Special emphasis will be placed on the major trends language teaching contributing to the development of students’ listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. ESL content-based instruction will also be referenced in this course. Lesson planning, micro-teaching, examination of textbooks in the discipline will be addressed. Ways of adapting lesson plans and textbooks to the needs of ESL students will be discussed.
Pre-requisite(s): ENG 2301 or ENG 2302
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ELE 2301 - Math in Today’s Elementary Classroom Credits: 3 hours
This course is designed to provide education majors, who plan to teach in elementary schools, an opportunity to deepen their elementary mathematics knowledge and understanding in order to advance the knowledge and skills needed to effectively teach math concepts to young child through grade six. Mathematical concepts will be presented in a developmental sequence that supports children’s construction of the concepts essential to understanding mathematics. Specifically, each new concept will be introduced with concrete materials and exploratory activities that candidates can implement in an elementary classroom. Topicss include problem solving, sets, logic, functions, numeration systems, real number system and number theory utilitzed within an elementary classroom setting.
Latest Update(s) Approved by Academic Standards and Curriculum: December 3, 2019
Effective Date: Spring 2020
Banner Schedule: Fall
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ELE 3302 - Concepts of Mathematics and Science Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to prepare prospective elementary school teachers in the areas of mathematics and science so that they will be able to use this knowledge to teach these two subjects in the elementary grades. The knowledge base under girding mathematical and scientific concepts, skills and processes that are outlined in the curriculum guides (K-6) will be emphasized.
Pre-requisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education Program.
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ELE 3304 - Curriculum Development Credits: 3 hrs
This course introduces the prospective teacher to the major types of elementary curricula: the State Course of Study, the organization, objectives, techniques, procedures, and instructional resources. Emphasis is placed on innovation and current trends in the curricula; analysis of modern teaching situations and issues; the selection, application and organization of content; and the optimum use of appropriate materials and techniques applicable to grades K-6. Provisions are made for observations in schools with varying organizational patterns.
Periods Per week: (Three periods per week.)
Pre-requisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education Program.
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ELE 3311 - Human Growth and Development Credits: 3 hrs
The course will examine the growth and development of humans from birth to through adolescent. Emphasis will be placed on key aspects of development in K-12 learners: physical, mental, language, emotional, psychomotor, and social will be considered. Students will be introduced to various theories of the developmental process and will explore their implications for the classroom.
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ELE 4332 - Methods/Assessment Teaching Language Art/Social Studies Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to prepare the prospective elementary teacher to apply various approaches to teaching language arts in grades K-6. A variety of classroom experiences will be utilized to stimulate and involve the student in the teaching process. Special attention will be given to oral and written communication, development of a balanced literary program, and the selection, preparation, and organization of various teaching materials into lessons and an integrated unit. Furthermore, a critical understanding of social studies concepts, generalizations, and experiences developmentally appropriate for elementary students will be stressed. Opportunities are provided for planning of integrated cross-curricular activities using citizenship transmission, social science inquiry, and reflective inquiry to aid the acquisition and maintenance of social studies skills, concepts, and attitudes.
Banner Schedule: Fall
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ELE 4333 - Responsive Pedagogy Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to prepare the prospective elementary school teacher to apply various methods and materials associated with teaching and learning arithmetic, social studies, and science in grades K-6. Special attention is given to theories of motivation, classroom management, and lesson and unit planning, ages 3- 12, in a regular classroom.
Pre-requisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education Program, ELE 3302 , ELE 3304 and grade of “C” or better.
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ELE 4334 - Methods and Assessment in Teaching Language Arts Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to prepare the teacher candidate to apply various approaches to teaching and assessing the language arts for grades K-6. The content of six language arts domains: reading, writing, listening, critical thinking, visually representing, and speaking will be emphasized. A variety of classroom pedagogical experiences will involve the candidate in developing and presenting both literacy lessons and thematic units. Special attention will be given to the handwriting, spelling, visually representing, and the writing process. In addition, both informal and formal assessments in the language arts will be covered.
Pre-requisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education Program, EDU 4338, RED 3361
Corequisite(s): Taken concurrently with ELE 4335 , ELE 4332 , ELE 4336 , RED 4312
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ELE 4335 - Methods and Assessment in Teaching Mathematics Credits: 3 hrs
This course will examine methods of teaching mathematics to students in grades K-6 to enhance prospective elementary teachers’ knowledge of mathematical concepts. The course is designed with an emphasis on meaning, theory, developmentally appropriate methods, instructional resources, objectives, and assessments, while including procedures in teaching fundamental operations, number sense, geometry, algebra, measurement, data analysis and probability.
Note(s): Senior
Pre-requisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education Program
Banner Schedule: Fall
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ELE 4336 - Classroom Management and Preclinical Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to introduce pre-service teachers to effective classroom management practices. The primary focus is to help teachers understand foundational as well as contemporary classroom management models and theorists, and use those models to develop their own classroom management model. In addition, classroom instructional methods including differentiated learning, student learning objectives, lesson planning, and unit development will be covered. Students enrolled in this course must complete a semester-long preclinical practicum consisting of two full-days each week in a clinical setting under the supervision of a clinical educator and university supervisor. Candidates should consult with their program coordinator regarding specifics.
Pre-requisite(s): GPA of 2.7, 2.0 in required courses, and admission to Educator Preparation Program
Corequisite(s): Taken concurrently with ELE 4335 - Methods and Assessment in Teaching Mathematics , ELE 4332 - Methods/Assessment Teaching Language Art/Social Studies , ELE 4334 - Methods and Assessment in Teaching Language Arts , RED 4312 - Reading, Assessment, and Remediation
Level of knowledge this course address(es): Depth
Latest Update(s) Approved by Academic Standards and Curriculum: May 18, 2021
Effective Date: Fall 2021
Banner Schedule: Fall
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ELE 4338 - Methods and Assessment in Teaching Social Studies Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to focus knowledge of and appreciation for the interplay of the social sciences with the multicultural forces in society and developing the abilities and attitudes in teacher candidates to understand those dynamics will be highlighted in this course. The Integrated Social Studies Methods course focuses on knowledge and understanding of social studies concepts, generalizations, and experiences that are developmentally appropriate for elementary school children with opportunities provided for the planning of integrated cross-curricular activities using citizenship transmission, social science inquiry, and reflective inquiry to aid in the acquisition and maintenance of social studies skills, concepts, and attitudes.
Pre-requisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education Program, EDU 4338, RED 3361 .
Corequisite(s): Taken concurrently with ELE 4335 , ELE 4334 , ELE 4336 , RED 4312 .
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ELE 4341 - Methods & Assessment of Teaching Science Credits: 3 hrs
This course will review the science concepts, examine the multiple teaching and learning methodologies and sharpen the assessment skills necessary for the 21st century K-6 science teacher. Strong emphasis will be placed on “best practices”, the use of science education standards documents in lesson creation and the development of science process skills and habits of mind.
Banner Schedule: Fall
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ENG 1300 - Introduction to College Writing Credits: 3 hrs.
This course is designed to introduce students to the principles and practices of college writing. Through intensive writing practice, students concentrate on mastering the basic composition skills needed to communicate effectively. Placement in this writing depends upon the student’s level of proficiency as measured by a departmental examination. (Students enrolled in this course receive a grade of “P” or “F”. Credit for this course is not counted toward the total hours needed for graduation.)
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ENG 1303 - The Autobiography/Me Credits: 3 hrs.
This writing course leads to self-discovery and finding one’s voice. Students will be introduced to a variety of written pathways to self-discovery, including the autobiography, the manifesto, the sermon, and the critical essay. Students will write essays and will blog about themselves and their personal journeys of self-discovery.
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ENG 1304 - Moving Behind the Mask Credits: 3 hrs.
This course focuses on the gaze, masquerade, and hybridity in literature. Students will learn about the “masks” writers and readers assume through an examination of masquerade in literature. Students will identify and examine the gaze, masquerade, and hybridity in and beyond texts while analyzing themselves and their visual culture. Students will demonstrate their understanding of these concepts through blogging, role-playing, and the creation of individual and group presentations.
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ENG 1305 - Thinking and Writing Critically About Literature Credits: 3 hrs
This course focuses upon the application of rhetorical and linguistic principles to the critical examination of various works of literature. Students will develop proficiency in reading literary works and use critical analysis skills to discuss, evaluate, and write about these works of art, their style and the context in which they were written. Works from various literary genres, will be utilized in a substantial number of writing assignments focused on both honing writing skills and the critical analysis of the literature presented.
Student Learning Outcome: Written Communication
Area of Knowledge: Literature
Banner Schedule: Fall
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ENG 1311 - English as a Second Language (ESL) Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to teach non-native speakers and Limited English Proficient students the fundamentals of standard English through listening, speaking, reading, and writing and to develop and refine these skills. Emphasis is placed on proficiency in using vocabulary and syntax in context. Teaching/learning strategies are designed specifically for adults. Special attention will be given to age-appropriate and career-specific skills development through the selection of definite ESL activities and educational materials and media. Individualized sessions are offered according to the native language of each speaker/student.
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ENG 1314 - Compositions on Current Events Credits: 3 hrs.
The purpose of this course is to help students improve their proficiency in reading, writing, listening, and speaking by keeping abreast of current events. Students will have extensive opportunities to read, listen to, discuss, and write about local, national, and international current events to improve their proficiency in written communication skills. Throughout the semester, projects will be peer critiqued using evaluative rubrics. The course will conclude with a final writing portfolio.
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ENG 1315 - Black Speculative Literature of the 20th and 21st Centuries Credits: 3 hrs.
In this course, students are introduced to black writers of speculative literature, including Octavia Butler, Tananarive Due, and Derrick Bell, as well as other writers who introduce race as a major theme. Through a series of readings and writing assignments, students will examine ways in which writers grapple with key themes typically addressed in speculative literature: communication (alien contact, time travel), political structures (utopias / dystopias, post-apocalyptic environments), impact of science (drugs and diseases), and religion. Students will also evaluate the depiction of race in science fiction films.
Banner Schedule: Fall
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ENG 2101 - Tutor Training for the Writing Center Credits: 1 hr
The course trains students to serve as writing consultants in the Writing Center. Students will be introduced to writing theory and explore tutoring methods designed to help improve writing skills, including prewriting, organization, development, support, documentation, and proofreading.
Pre-requisite(s): Must have earned at least a B in Freshman Composition I and II, and must provide writing samples and letters of recommendation from faculty.
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ENG 2115 - Practicum in English Credits: 1 hr.
This course is designed for freshman and sophomore students interested in teaching English, grades 9-12. Opportunities are provided to explore approaches to teaching English through practicum assignments in local secondary schools.
Grade: Pass/Fail.
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ENG 2301 - World Literature I Credits: 3 hrs
This course is a study of select world literature from its beginnings to the seventh century and represents a variety of genres, cultures, genders, and traditions. Students use various writing techniques to construct meaning from the text.
Pre-requisite(s): two written communication courses
Banner Schedule: Fall
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ENG 2302 - World Literature II Credits: 3 hrs
This course of study of select literary works represents a variety of genres, cultures, genders, and traditions and is from the seventeenth century and beyond. Attention is given to the intellectual and cultural backgrounds of the works and their interaction with their sociohistorical contexts. Students use various writing techniques to construct meaning from the text.
Pre-requisite(s): two written communication courses
Student Learning Outcome: Critical Reading
Area of Knowledge: Literature
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ENG 2304 - Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales from Around the World Credits: 3 hrs.
In this course, students will discover that fairytales offer far more than magic and childhood whimsy as they re-examine the fairytale genre through a scholarly lens. Students will explore common themes within the fairytale genre. Readings include variations of familiar fairytales such as “Cinderella,” “The Three Pigs,” and “Rapunzel” as told in countries around the world. Universal in nature, fairytales provide cultural insight into the countries telling or “retelling” the narrative.
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ENG 2306 - Women’s Literature in a Global Context Credits: 3 hrs
This course focuses on the cross-cultural experiences of women as expressed in their literature. An important focus of the course is to highlight universal aspects of women’s lives through exploration of common themes such as patriarchy, women’s resistance, exile, traditional customs, rebellion, political repression, sexual violence, marriage, and family. Selections will include literature from South America, North and West Africa, and Asia. A broad theme in the course, as depicted through women’s voices, is the ways in which women respond to oppression and articulate feminist consciousness. The course will incorporate critical analysis of the literary elements of plot, characterization, symbolism, irony, setting, theme, point of view, style, and poetic techniques.
Banner Schedule: Fall
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ENG 2313 - Survey of American Literature I Credits: 3 hrs
This is a critical survey of the diverse literature of the United States from its beginnings to the Civil War. Emphasis is placed on the interpretation and appreciation of the literature studied.
Pre-requisite(s): two written communication courses
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ENG 2314 - Survey of American Literature II Credits: 3 hrs
This course is a critical study of diverse literature of the United States from the Civil War to the present. Emphasis is placed on the interpretation and appreciation of literature.
Pre-requisite(s): two written communication courses
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ENG 2320 - Methods in Cultural Research Credits: 3 hrs
This course presents students with contemporary research strategies for investigating cultural questions using interdisciplinary scholarship. Students will select a text of their choosing (a short story, poem, album, film, speech, etc) that will guide their individual research throughout the semester. Students should expect to develop, pursue, and present the results of a variety of research questions over the course of the term. They will use library resources first to investigate their texts’ cultural and historical contexts, then to explore scholarship that relates to key questions and concepts their texts introduce. Thus, the course will give students students the tools noth to pursue academic research with confidence and o consider how cultural objects relate to their world.
Pre-requisite(s): ENG 1305 or ENG 1315
General Education Designation: Yes
Student Learning Outcome: Information Literacy
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ENG 3132 - Review of English Usage Credits: 1 hr.
This course assists more advanced students in reviewing what is considered to be standard English usage in the academic, business, and professional worlds. Emphasis is placed mastery of standard items, combined with the study of major reference works and handbooks.
Grade: Pass/Fail.
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ENG 3151 - Junior Practicum I
This course introduces English/language arts teacher candidates to classroom management techniques, theory and practice, and the assessment of student learning. Candidates will be assigned a mentor who will work with them throughout their matriculation at the university. They will develop a notebook of teaching strategies and assessment methods and instruments, keep a journal reflecting on their mentoring experience, and use their reflections to compose a final paper focusing on the impact of the mentoring experience, particularly as it has prepared them for the methods course and the clinical experience.
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ENG 3161 - Junior Practicum II Credits: 1 hr.
This course is a follow-up to Junior Practicum I and will reinforce theory introduced in the first course through activities which allow students (1) to work through classroom management problems (case studies, scenarios, role play, workshops on conflict resolution and negotiation, etc.) and (2) to become familiar with the variety of classroom assessment tools and practices currently used by our public school partners. Candidates will continue to work with their mentors and to develop their reflection journal focusing on the application of theories learned in Junior Practicum I.
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ENG 3301 - Introduction to Linguistics Credits: 3 hrs
This course is an introduction to linguistics with emphasis on theory, method, and terminology. Language structures, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics are examined in relation to historical, descriptive, and generative linguistics. Social uses of language and language variationare also studied.
Pre-requisite(s): ENG 2301 and ENG 2302
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ENG 3302 - Advanced Composition Credits: 3 hrs.
This course focuses on the development of mature skills in composition, with special emphasis on collaborative work and revision. Students do reflective, expository, and persuasive writing and critique their own and others’ work. Attention is given to document design, online research, and additional forms of written communication.
Pre-requisite(s): junior status.
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ENG 3303 - Technical Writing Credits: 3 hrs.
This course provides students an opportunity to study and practice basic techniques for writing and editing technical materials for both the general audience and the specialist (for students in technical majors such as computer science.)
Pre-requisite(s): junior status.
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ENG 3306 - British Literature I Credits: 3 hrs
This course is a critical study of the literary periods, movements and major authors of British literature from its beginnings through the Restoration and eighteenth century.
Pre-requisite(s): junior status.
Banner Schedule: Fall
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ENG 3307 - British Literature II Credits: 3 hrs
This course is a critical study of the literary periods, movements and major authors of British literature from the Romantic Period through the twentieth century.
Pre-requisite(s): junior status.
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ENG 3309 - The Post-Colonial Novel Credits: 3 hrs
This course will focus on major novels by a number of important writers from former European colonies in Africa, the South Pacific, the Caribbean, and India. Students will also study texts and films that provide historical background on colonialism and an introduction to postcolonial theory.
Pre-requisite(s): ENG 2301 or ENG 2302 , junior status; or permission of the instructor
Student Learning Outcome: AK- Literature
Area of Knowledge: Literature
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ENG 3311 - Studies in African-American Literature Credits: 3 hrs
This course will focus on various aspects of African American Literature: literary movements (The Harlem Renaissance, the Black Arts Movement, Literature since 1975), dominant themes (gender relationships, protest literature, colorism, African American masculinity, slavery and freedom, sexuality, etc.), literary criticism. The themes of the course may vary each time that it is taught.
Pre-requisite(s): ENG 2301 - World Literature I or ENG 2302 - World Literature II or permission of instructor
Banner Schedule: Fall
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ENG 3313 - Studies in American Literature Credits: 3 Hrs
This course covers major American authors and literary movements, spanning from the Colonial Period to the Contemporary Era. Discussions will focus on dominant themes found in the literature, which may include the construction of an American identity, minority voices (Native Americans, Latinos, African Americans, women, LGBTQ), and persuasive writing (political, ethical). The theme of the course may vary each time that it is taught.
Pre-requisite(s): ENG 2301 /ENG 2302 or permission of instructor
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ENG 3321 - Grammars of English Credits: 3 hrs
This course examines the phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics of present-day English. Attention is given to the history and varieties of modern English and to varied approaches to the study of English grammar. Students discuss issues related to the study of language, including dialect variation and levels of usage.
Pre-requisite(s): junior status.
Banner Schedule: Fall
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ENG 3331 - Literary Aspects of the Bible Credits: 3 hrs
This survey course is designed to study the Bible its authors, themes and genres. Emphasis is placed on literary and critical analysis and appreciation of the works.
Pre-requisite(s): Junior status.
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ENG 3334 - Literature of the African Diaspora Credits: 3 hrs
This course enables students to acquire a broad knowledge of the literature of the African diaspora (particularly Africa, the Caribbean, and South America) as articulated by its writers. Emphasis will be placed on critical analysis and appreciation of selected works as well as on discussion of the societies and cultures they represent.
Pre-requisite(s): ENG 2301 /ENG 2302 and junior status.
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ENG 3341 - Creative Writing Credits: 3 hrs
This course involves analyzing, discussing, and writing poetry and short fiction.
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ENG 3344 - The African-American Novel Credits: 3 hrs
This course will focus on modern innovators in the tradition of the African American novel, such as Charles Chesnutt, Richard Wright, Zora Neale Hurston, Richard Wright, and others.
Pre-requisite(s): ENG 2301 /ENG 2302 or permission of instructor
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ENG 3346 - Children’s Literature Credits: 3 hrs
This survey course presents an introduction to literature for children of all ages and stages. Emphasis is placed on analyzing children’s literature. Extensive reading, writing, and library research else are required.
Pre-requisite(s): junior status
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ENG 3347 - Topics in Language and Literature Credits: 3 hrs
This course is a critical study of a topic or area of interest not covered. The content and emphasis may vary at each offering. Course announcements will ordinarily be made during the preceding semester. This course may be repeated for credit up to a total of 6 semester hours with permission of the department chair.
Pre-requisite(s): junior status
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ENG 3348 - Adolescent Literature Credits: 3 hrs
This survey course explores a variety of literature of special interest to middle grades and senior high school students. Students read and evaluate classics in literature as well as literature which falls into the contemporary and popular mold. Field-based semester projects included in this course allow students to examine the nexus between theories of teaching literature and classroom practice.
Pre-requisite(s): junior status
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ENG 3349 - The Vernacular in African-American Literature and Culture Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to introduce students to the vernacular tradition in African American Literature through an examination of the folk literature, the sermons, prayers, songs, etc. that are primarily a part of the oral tradition of black expression. This course is designed to increase students’ awareness, knowledge, and appreciation of the richness of the African American vernacular and the significant role it plays in the literature written by African Americans.
Pre-requisite(s): ENG 2301 /ENG 2302 , Junior Status, or permission of instructor
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ENG 3350 - The History of the British Novel Credits: 3 hrs
This course will trace the developments in the great tradition of the British novel from its beginning with the eighteenth century realists through the early twentieth century experimental novelists. Representative selections from Defoe, Fielding, Richardson, Sterne, Smollett, Austen, and Scott; from the Brontes, Thackeray, Trollope, Dickens, Eliot, Meredith, Hardy, Lawrence, Conrad, Joyce, Woolf, and Forster will form the content of the course.
Pre-requisite(s): ENG 2301 and ENG 2302
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ENG 3355 - The Elizabethan Era Credits: 3 hrs
This course is a critical study of the poetry, prose, and non-Shakespearean drama of the era. In poetry, the emphasis is placed upon Wyatt, Sidney, Spenser, Raleigh, and Shakespeare; in translation, upon Florio’s Montaigne; in drama, upon Marlowe, Kyd, Greene, and Peele.
Pre-requisite(s): ENG 2301 and ENG 2302
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ENG 3356 - Seventeenth Century English Literature Credits: 3 hrs
This course offers a critical study of the poets from Donne to Vaughn, and of such prose writers as Bacon, Donne, and Browne. Consideration is given to such dramatists as Johnson, Webster, and Ford.
Pre-requisite(s): ENG 2301 and ENG 2302
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ENG 3363 - Restoration and Eighteenth Century Literature Credits: 3 hrs
This course offers study in British literature from 1660 to 1798. Attention is given to Dryden, Pope, Swift, the periodical essay, Johnson, the decline of Classicism, and the beginnings of Romanticism.
Pre-requisite(s): ENG 2301 and ENG 2302
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ENG 3368 - English Romantic Writers Credits: 3 hrs
This course is a critical study of selections from the works of Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats. Some attention is given to the prose of the period and to minor poets.
Pre-requisite(s): ENG 2301 and ENG 2302
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ENG 3373 - Victorian Literature Credits: 3 hrs
This course is a critical study of the temper and spirit of the Victorian Era reflected in the poetry and prose of the period.
Pre-requisite(s): ENG 2301 and ENG 2302
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ENG 3374 - Nineteenth-Century American Literature Credits: 3 hrs
This course is a critical study of selected American writers of the period. In a particular semester, special emphasis may be on writers associated with any of the major developments such as the Rise of American Romanticism, the Transcendentalists, and the Rise of Realism.
Pre-requisite(s): ENG 2301 and ENG 2302
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ENG 3377 - Modern Poetry Credits: 3 hrs
This course is a critical study of twentieth century British and American poetry.
Pre-requisite(s): ENG 2301 and ENG 2302
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ENG 3378 - Modern Fiction Credits: 3 hrs
This course is a critical study of major developments in the short story and the novel since 1900.
Pre-requisite(s): ENG 2301 and ENG 2302
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ENG 3381 - Black Writers in American Literature Credits: 3 hrs.
This course focuses upon an important body of American literature often neglected and provides insight into the black experience in America up to the present. Some attention is also given to the black writer in Africa.
Pre-requisite(s): junior status.
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ENG 4093 - English Internship Credits: 3-6 hrs.
This internship is designed to give the student practical experience in career-related areas. Arrangements to enroll must be made during the semester prior to the internship.
Note(s): (Open to juniors and seniors.)
Pre-requisite(s): Departmental approval.
Grade: Pass/Fail.
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ENG 4302 - Composition Theory and Pedagogy Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed for prospective teachers. Students read and do research in modern composition theory and strategies for teaching writing. Practicum experiences will permit prospective teachers to observe teachers teaching and evaluating student writing at the level they intend to teach. Prospective teachers will also gain practical experience evaluating writing and developing improvement plans for students.
Pre-requisite(s): ENG 3302 - Advanced Composition
Banner Schedule: Fall
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ENG 4303 - Writing for Publication Credits: 3 hrs.
This course is designed for the non-teaching major. Students read and research modern composition theory and strategies for writing professional papers and journal articles. Students engage in practicum with the goals of producing a minimum of one publishable paper. Prerequisite(s): ENG 3302 and permission of instructor.
Pre-requisite(s): ENG 3302 and permission of instructor.
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ENG 4312 - Film Theory and Criticism Credits: 3 hrs
This course explores the relationship of the English language to the Indo-European language family and traces the history of its development from Old English through Middle and Early Modern English to the present day.
Pre-requisite(s): ENG 3302 , ENG 3306 and ENG 3307
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ENG 4316 - History of the English Language Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to show the relations of the English language to the Indo-European language family and to trace the history of its development from Old English through Middle and Early Modern English to the present day.
Pre-requisite(s): ENG 3302 , ENG 3306 and ENG 3307
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